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Thomas Philippe Pelletier

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Preceded by
  
Elisee Dionne

Died
  
April 28, 1913

Political party
  
Conservative

Succeeded by
  
John Hall Kelly

Name
  
Thomas-Philippe Pelletier

Role
  
Politician


Thomas-Philippe Pelletier

Born
  
22 December 1823 Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere, Lower Canada (
1823-12-22
)

Party
  
Conservative Party of Quebec

Children
  
Louis-Philippe Pelletier

Thomas-Philippe Pelletier (22 December 1823 – 28 April 1913) was a Canadian merchant and politician.

Biography

Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Lower Canada, the son of Germain Pelletier and Marie Marthe Pelletier, Pelletier was educated at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and then became a school teacher. He later opened a general merchandise business in Trois-Pistoles and was the postmaster of Trois-Pistoles for fifty-three years. In 1892, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the division of Grandville. A Conservative, he served until his death in 1913.

He married Caroline Casault, the daughter of Louis-Napoléon Casault, in 1854. His was the father of Louis-Philippe Pelletier.

References

Thomas-Philippe Pelletier Wikipedia